Static routes allow administrators to configure routes for specific hosts or networks manually as against learning dynamically using routing protocols like RIP, EIGRP and OSPF. Static routes basically tells the Cisco IOS of which next hop router or the exit interface on the local router that the traffic for a particular host or network needs to be passed to.

To add a Static Route in cisco ios based switches and routers the following is the command syntax. This command is run from the global configuration mode.

I want to Add the route to Ethernet interface in my cisco 2509 router which has IOS 11.0. But it doesn’t help “ip route” command. in the help there is “ip source-route” command. is these commands are same or are there any other way to add routes.